Chapter 609: Chapter 609 – You Are Too Young

Chapter 609 You Are Too Young

“Thank you, sheriff, for helping us out . Although I still have doubts about the twenty-dollar compensation, we are reasonable people . We know how hard it is to maintain order in a town . ” Wendy said to the sheriff when Bacchus and his gang left .

The latter was amused by Wendy’s adult-like words and smiled . “I’m glad that you understand and are willing to give me your full cooperation . Madam, your father… he is not as reasonable as you…”

Afterward, he seemed to realize that he had said something that he wasn’t supposed to say . A frustrated look quickly formed across the sheriff’s face .

“Wait, you know about my father and me? How is that possible?” Wendy’s eyes widened .

“Your father and I are friends . He loves you very much . He has shown me your pictures a couple of times . ” The sheriff had no choice but to tell her everything .

“But I never heard my father mention you . ”

“Well, perhaps each of us has a past we don’t want to mention…”

“And what is that past?” Wendy asked .

“I’m afraid our past is meant to be kept secret . No one else can know about it,” replied the adamant sheriff .

“Please, my father is missing now . It may be related to the past you talked about . ”

“Your father disappeared?! When?” The sheriff was stunned .

“I don’t know the exact time . Fifteen days ago, he mentioned that he needed to leave home to discuss business with someone . My mother and I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, and we thought nothing of it . Usually, he would be back in a few days . However, it has been fifteen days, and he is still not home . ”

“So, you are here to look for your father? Hold on, does your mother know that you are in Glen Town?” the sheriff questioned as he threw a glance at Zhang Heng . “Mr . Zhang was hired by me to help me find my father . He is also responsible for my safety along the way,” Wendy introduced . “Ahh… he is an excellent gunman, may I say . ” “Really? No matter how good the gunman is, they don’t usually end well . However, I do know that those who don’t carry guns live longer,” the sheriff snorted .

“I have different opinions . If I had a gun with me, what just happened wouldn’t have happened . ”

The sheriff smiled and did not refute . There were some things a young man could not possibly understand . He said sincerely, “You should go home . Your father will take care of his affairs . You just need to wait at home . ” “But unfortunately, I am not the kind of person who is willing to sit at home and wait for something bad to happen . I will blame myself forever if I didn’t do something,” Wendy said with stubborn insistence . “If the storm comes, I will walk into the storm . So whether you want to help me or not, I will keep looking for my father!”

“But you are only twelve years old . ” “Twelve is old enough, sheriff . ” The sheriff was dumbfounded, managing to only reply after a long while . “Why don’t I do this for you . I still have important business to attend to, and I really can’t get away now . Give me a week . After that, I will look for your father . ”

“Thank you for your kindness, but it dragged on for too long . I am afraid I can’t wait for another week . I should do this myself . ” Wendy replied politely but firmly refused .

“With all due respect, Wendy, you are too young to understand this world . The world is a dark place . Some people are not who they appear to be . You can’t just grab someone with and venture out on the road!”

“Mr . Zhang is a good man . I don’t need to live until your age to know that . As for you, Mr . Sheriff, you appeared suddenly and claimed to know my father . My father has never mentioned you to me . Why should I believe what you told me?” Wendy paused, “Who knows… maybe my father’s disappearance is related to you . ”

“You are quite smart . ” Even though his honesty was being put on trial, the old cowboy was not angry . Instead, he laughed . “Matthew has a good daughter . Okay, it looks like I can’t stop you . Madam, let me send you off at least tomorrow . You just offended Bacchus . He and his former Ranger friends still have a lot of power in the vicinity . ”

“Thank you, sheriff . After I find my father, I will tell him you saved me tonight . ”

After the incident, Wendy couldn’t ask about her father’s whereabouts in the bar anymore . After bidding farewell to the sheriff, she ordered two apple pies and went back to the hotel with Zhang Heng .

“You should listen to him . ” Zhang Heng said, “Now it seems your father’s disappearance may not be as simple as it seems . I think he is hiding something from you, and he doesn’t want you to know about it . ”

“In that case, you won’t get your reward . ”

“I can go and complete other bounties to make money,” Zhang Heng rebuked her calmly . “Also, remember what I said before?”

“You dared that man not to leave the county seat forever?”

“It’s not that . Earlier, I told you not to get into trouble . You promised me, and I let you go to the bar to investigate your father’s disappearance . ” “I didn’t cause any trouble . He touched me first,” Wendy emphasized .

“Is that why you turned around and planned to stab him to death?”

“My father told me that if I’m the shortest and weakest person in the room, I have to make sure that I act the toughest, so no one dares mess with me . They need to know that there are consequences…”

“Then the man pinned you to the table, and he almost cut off your palm . ” Zhang Heng stopped and looked into Wendy’s eyes, “Hey, kid, listen, I can’t guarantee that I will be right there to save you whenever you are in danger . You could have come to me for help . ”

Wendy went silent for a moment before continuing, “The people in town don’t like our family . My father is often away, and my mother doesn’t know how to read . I am used to solving everything by myself . ”

“But didn’t you pay me to let me solve these problems for you? You have to assure me that you won’t be so reckless when you reencounter such troubles . Otherwise, I will be forced to send you home . ”

“There is an agreement between us . You promised that you’d help me find my father,” Wendy protested .

“Yes, but the agreement also says that you must listen to my orders . It means that when I ask you to stop, you must stop . And when I think we can’t go any further, we have to head home . ”

“This is too cunning . You are shameless . ”

“It’s okay if you think this way . Now, repeat after me . Sir, I have made a mistake, and I will opt for other ways to solve the problem in the future . ”

“You’d better say it quickly, or I’ll leave you to the sheriff . He seems to be interested in sending you home . ”

“Sir, I have made a mistake, and I will opt for other ways to solve the problem in the future . ” Wendy turned her neck and whispered reluctantly .

“Very good . I’m glad we have reached a consensus again . Take your apple pie back to the room to eat . We have to get up early tomorrow morning and continue our journey . ” Zhang Heng said, “Also, I will pay that twenty dollars for you . Could you write it down somewhere? You must remember to pay me back when this is over . ”

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